War of 1812 Archives - Harlem World Magazine

The Historic Association Residence Nursing Home In West Harlem 1881 – 1990

The Association Residence Nursing Home also called the Association for the Relief of Respectable, Aged, and Indigent Females is a historic building in Harlem, New York.Continue reading

Harlem Luxury At The Claremont Inn, NY 1804-1950’s (Photographs)

The outdoor photographs of the historic Claremont Inn on Riverside Drive at 121st Street in West Harlem, New York, 1804 until the early 1950's, are well documented with images of the exterior decks and dinning areas.Continue reading

Landforms: A History of Central Park’s Fort Landscape Exhibit

Calling all history buffs! Did you know that the large rock outcrops along the shore of Central Park's Harlem Meer at 110th Street served as military fortifications in the American Revolution and the War of 1812? Continue reading

Local Northern Forts Tour At The Harlem Meer

History buffs will love this exploration of the Fort Landscape in the northern part of Central Park. Visit the site of a string of military fortifications built atop the steep bluffs of the Harlem Meer.Continue reading

Harlem Meer, Central Park, NY (Photos)

The photographs at the Harlem Meer in Central Park were taken by Sharon Cuff on Saturday, July 18th, 2015. Continue reading

Harlem Meer, Central Park, 1859 -1860s

This is a rare photogravure Victorian/Edwardian era print of laborers taking 843 rocky, swampy acres and reshaping it into a man-made oasis of nature in Central Park's Harlem Meer in stages in 1859 through the 1860s.Continue reading